65% of Ward township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4064

Northeast: 52

Midwest: 280

South: 198

West: 42

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,511

One, attached: 10

Two: 78

3 or 4: 26

5 to 9: 57

10 to 19: 14

20 to 49: 54

Mobile homes: 290

Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,500

Housing units in Ward township with a mortgage: 572 (64 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)Houses without a mortgage: 551

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 34

1995 to 1998: 86

1990 to 1994: 206

1980 to 1989: 235

1970 to 1979: 365

1960 to 1969: 261

1950 to 1959: 232

1940 to 1949: 178

1939 or earlier: 447

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ward township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 9

3 rooms: 44

4 rooms: 268

5 rooms: 364

6 rooms: 341

7 rooms: 220

8 rooms: 111

9 or more rooms: 107

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ward township, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 13

2 rooms: 9

3 rooms: 74

4 rooms: 138

5 rooms: 94

6 rooms: 72

7 rooms: 7

8 rooms: 9

9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ward township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 90

2 bedrooms: 526

3 bedrooms: 675

4 bedrooms: 143

5 or more bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ward township:

no bedroom: 13

1 bedroom: 97

2 bedrooms: 225

3 bedrooms: 69

4 bedrooms: 18

5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ward township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 66

1 vehicle: 278

2 vehicles: 671

3 vehicles: 310

4 vehicles: 78

5 or more vehicles: 61

Cars and other vehicles available in Ward township in renter-occupied apartments

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Registered nurses (5%)

Cashiers (5%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ward township:

United States or American (29.4%)

German (25.6%)

English (12.5%)

Irish (11.0%)

Scottish (2.7%)

Scotch-Irish (2.2%)

European (2.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Taiwan (56%)

Germany (25%)

Other Western Europe (19%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 1,685 (83%)

Carpooled: 235 (12%)

Walked: 42 (2%)

Other means: 13 (1%)

Worked at home: 52 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)

Electricity (24%)

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Wood (4%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Other fuel (1%)

98.4% of residents of Ward township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).